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Das Thema Kleidung in den Etymologien Isidors von Sevilla und im Summarium Heinrici 1
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 252.00This work provides the primary source as well as German translations, critical commentary, and overview discussions on the topic of clothing. more...
Made on Earth
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 11.99How does a piece of clothing end up in your wardrobe? Where does it come from, and where does it go? This is not just a story about manufacturing. This is a story about people, their livelihoods and their life expectations. This is the story of globalisation. Made on Earth follows the incredible journey of a red fleece manufactured in Bangladesh. From... more...
Good Jeans
Running Press 2013; US$ 18.00Ten secrets that help women reinvent and reinvigorate themselves as they approach the over-40 milestone, and beyond. more...
Fashion in Popular Culture
Intellect 2013; US$ 20.00This book cover both historical and contemporary concerns, including the role fashion plays in subcultures. Fashion is a phenomenon that exemplifies diversity across cultures.It is dependent on time and place and commonly defined as the prevailing style at a given moment or place. Fashion is codified and endowed with social meanings about gender, sexuality... more...
Keeping Up Appearances
The History Press 2013; US$ 18.94The British have always been concerned about accent, appearance and class, but at no time during the twentieth century was 'keeping up appearances' more important than during the 1920s and 1930s. From the impecunious youth anxious to create a favourable impression at the local tennis club dance to female office workers advised by the Daily Mail that... more...
Fashion and Fetishism
The History Press 2013; US$ 21.86From corsets to codpieces, stockings to stilettos and piercing to push-up bras, fashion and sex have always enjoyed a very close relationship. This new edition of David Kunzie's rich and revealing history of corsetry and body sculpture shows how this neglected phenomenon is closely bound up with sexual self-expression. Drawing on sources as diverse... more...
The Three-Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity
University of California Press 2002; US$ 15.95In 1666, King Charles II felt it necessary to reform Englishmen's dress by introducing a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. We learn what inspired this royal revolution in masculine attire--and the reasons for its remarkable longevity--in David Kuchta's engaging and handsomely illustrated account. Between 1550 and 1850, Kuchta says,... more...
The Lure of Perfection
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 38.95THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of... more...
Fashioning the Body Politic
Bloomsbury Publishing 2002; US$ 109.95With an afterword by Roger Griffin. Fashion is often thought of as a matter of personal taste, completely unconnected with the public domain of political life and citizenship. Overturning this perspective, this absorbing book reveals that, from the Fre nch Revolution to post-revolutionary China, fashion has played a significant role in political participation... more...
The Global Circulation of African Fashion
Bloomsbury Publishing 2002; US$ 109.95Transnational movements of people, cultural objects, images and identities have played a vital role in creating an informal global network for African fashion - from clothing designers and tailors to dyers and jewellery makers. This book traces the c hanging meanings, aesthetics and histories of the thriving informal African fashion network through... more...









